Toohey
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Toohey is an Australian High Court justice best known for his role in landmark decisions such as Mabo v Queensland (No 2), which recognized native title rights.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Toohey canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10503829 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Toohey Context triple: [Mabo v Queensland (No 2), majorityJudges, Toohey]
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A.
Bervie
Bervie is a civil parish in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, encompassing the coastal town of Inverbervie and its surrounding area.
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B.
Newhey
Newhey is a village in Greater Manchester, England, situated on the eastern edge of the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale near the Pennines.
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C.
Tarbock
Tarbock is a village in the Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley in Merseyside, England, known historically for its agricultural roots and rural character.
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D.
Butley
Butley is a 1971 stage play by Simon Gray, best known through Alan Bates’s acclaimed portrayal of its bitter, self-destructive university lecturer protagonist.
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E.
Dunnigan
Dunnigan is a small unincorporated community in Yolo County, California, known primarily as a rural agricultural area along Interstate 5.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Toohey Target entity description: Toohey is an Australian High Court justice best known for his role in landmark decisions such as Mabo v Queensland (No 2), which recognized native title rights.
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A.
Bervie
Bervie is a civil parish in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, encompassing the coastal town of Inverbervie and its surrounding area.
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B.
Newhey
Newhey is a village in Greater Manchester, England, situated on the eastern edge of the Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale near the Pennines.
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C.
Tarbock
Tarbock is a village in the Metropolitan Borough of Knowsley in Merseyside, England, known historically for its agricultural roots and rural character.
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D.
Butley
Butley is a 1971 stage play by Simon Gray, best known through Alan Bates’s acclaimed portrayal of its bitter, self-destructive university lecturer protagonist.
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E.
Dunnigan
Dunnigan is a small unincorporated community in Yolo County, California, known primarily as a rural agricultural area along Interstate 5.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Justice of the High Court of Australia
ⓘ
judge ⓘ person ⓘ |
| appointedBy | Bob Hawke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| areaOfInfluence |
Australian constitutional interpretation
ⓘ
Indigenous rights in Australia ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Australia ⓘ |
| educatedAt | University of Western Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer |
Aboriginal Land Commissioner’s Office
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Federal Court of Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ High Court of Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Toohey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
constitutional law
ⓘ
law ⓘ native title law ⓘ |
| givenName | John NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRole |
High Court justice in Dietrich v The Queen
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High Court justice in Mabo v Queensland (No 2) ⓘ High Court justice in Theophanous v Herald & Weekly Times Ltd ⓘ High Court justice in Wik Peoples v Queensland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
Australia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Federal Court of Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ High Court of Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
contributions to Australian constitutional jurisprudence
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landmark judgments on Indigenous land rights ⓘ recognition of native title in Australia ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| legalSystem | Australian legal system ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Federal Court of Australia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
High Court of Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| middleName | Leslie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeTitleDecision |
Mabo v Queensland (No 2)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wik Peoples v Queensland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Dietrich v The Queen
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mabo v Queensland (No 2) NERFINISHED ⓘ Theophanous v Herald & Weekly Times Ltd NERFINISHED ⓘ Wik Peoples v Queensland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
barrister
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judge ⓘ lawyer ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity |
Australia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Canberra NERFINISHED ⓘ Western Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Aboriginal Land Commissioner
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Judge of the Federal Court of Australia ⓘ Justice of the High Court of Australia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Toohey Description of subject: Toohey is an Australian High Court justice best known for his role in landmark decisions such as Mabo v Queensland (No 2), which recognized native title rights.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.